释义 |
verbena /vəːˈbiːnə /nounA chiefly American herbaceous plant which bears heads of bright showy flowers, widely cultivated as a garden ornamental.- Genus Verbena, family Verbenaceae: many species, in particular a group of complex cultivars (V. × hybrida). See also lemon verbena.
We planted verbena around our crape myrtle, and it has gone wild, spilling over the edges of the concrete border....- Annuals with good deer resistance include ageratum, ice plant, pincushion flower, verbena and zinnias.
- Use a good mix of trailing plants like Petunias, Ivy-leaf geranium, verbenas and lobelia round the edge of the basket.
OriginModern Latin, from Latin, literally 'sacred bough', in medieval Latin 'vervain'. RhymesAdelina, Angelina, arena, Argentina, ballerina, Ballymena, Bettina, Bukovina, Burkina, cantina, Cartagena, casuarina, catena, Christina, cleaner, concertina, congener, contravener, convener, Cortina, demeanour (US demeanor), deus ex machina, duodena, Edwina, Ena, farina, Filipina, galena, Georgina, Gina, gleaner, hyena, Ina, intervener, kachina, kina, Magdalena, marina, Martina, Medina, Messalina, Messina, misdemeanour (US misdemeanor), Nina, novena, ocarina, Palestrina, Pasadena, Philomena, piscina, retsina, Rowena, Sabrina, scarlatina, screener, Selina, semolina, Seraphina, Serena, Sheena, signorina, sonatina, subpoena, Taormina, tsarina, vina, weaner, Wilhelmina, Zena |